What exactly is Equity Crowdfunding?

In May 2016, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enactedTitle III of the JOBS Act, allowing a majority of the US population to invest in startups for the very first time. But the complicated legal requirements called for a founder- and investor-friendly platform to make startup investing truly accessible.

That’s why Republic was built. The Republic funding portal and broker dealer are SEC-registered and members of FINRA, and if you’re at all interested in startups, you’ve heard of Republic’s past work. Republic is part of a family of startup platforms together withAngelList and Product Hunt — one of the most trusted online startup ecosystems in the world.

Silicon Valley is an amazing place that has fostered and funded startups for decades, but its homogeneity has become increasingly apparent in recent years.

Fortunately, Title III opened the door for those previously excluded from startup investing to fund the companies they believe in. This makes room for more entrepreneurs — because in a world where anyone can fund anyone, more ideas get off the ground.

Interested in learning more about Republic and the 18.21 Drinks raise on Republic? Want to help us grow our brand and participate in our growth? Click here to be taken to the platform and learn more!

Expanding Our Distribution Footprint

Many of you across the country are able to enjoy our products at home, at your favorite bar or restaurant or even from your local spirits shop! We are please to announce that we are expanding to our distribution footprint to make sure our products are even more widely available and are expanding distribution in New York, California, Colorado and Florida!

Keep your eyes peeled for more information on timing of new product release with some of our new distribution partners. In the meantime, we are working hard to grow so that we can get more incredible drinks into your hands!

If you would like to join our growth, we are open to investors on the Republic platform through Regulation CF Crowdfunding. You can view our offering here.

Finally Open To Investors!

We launched 18.21 over 6 years ago and bootstrapped to profitability year over year. We have never taken an investment but are at a point where capital constraints are holding us back from explosive growth! In another blog post, I will discuss what the future line up looks like but wanted to share the reason that we have opened up to investors and invite you to check out our portal on Republic where, for as little as $100, you can invest in 18.21 and become part of our growth! The link is www.republic.co/1821-drinks and there you can view all of the offering information, company information, ask questions, and invest!